hatchery

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District even has its own fish hatchery, where it rears the aptly named Western mosquitofish.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Steve Heimlich spent roughly 40 years working at a California Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery, frequently venturing into the Eastern High Sierra before he retired a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Chris Weston, senior hatchery technician at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, has observed colour changes in lobsters raised in captivity.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

Smith said he hopes to see “responsible water management” where state officials prioritize river flows for fish, as well as efforts to restore floodplains and improve hatchery operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

He’d worked at a hatchery before I was born, but the work at that hatchery was seasonal, and once I was born, he needed to make more money.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

As Mr. Ogilvy writes, “now the abalone live in hatcheries, the sardines in tanks, the tuna in the fish holds of charter boats and gourmet custom cans.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

As detailed by National Geographic, it is a common practice in salmon hatcheries to harvest salmon sperm, which requires a scientist to squeeze a salmon in the right spot — also known as abdominal massaging.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024

Many are now raised in government-run hatcheries before being released back into their native waters to later return to those same hatcheries.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024

Some fish return to the hatcheries where they were released, while others spawn along tributaries of the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Klamath rivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

He ended up getting a job at one of the few hatcheries in the state that wasn’t owned by Mr. Lyndon.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata